Rekha Ranks Last Among Actor MPs in Attendance, Kirron Kher Leads The Pack

5 Sep, 2016 13:56 IST|Sakshi

Actress Rekha’s attendance was the lowest among actors as she clocked an abysmal five per cent. Kirron Kher, who represents Chandigarh, has 85 percent attendance followed by Paresh Rawal, BJP MP from Ahmedabad East.

New Delhi: Yester heroine Rekha, nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2012, has neither asked a question nor taken part in any discussion so far. She finished last among actor MPs in attending the Parliament sessions. On the other hand, BJP MP Kirron Kher leads the actor-turned-MPs in attending Parliament sessions.

According to the PRS Legislative Research, a non-profit organisation that keeps records of legislative developments in Parliament, Kirron Kher, who represents Chandigarh, 85 percent attendance, maximum among actors. She was followed by Paresh Rawal, BJP MP from Ahmedabad East constituency, TMC’s Satabdi Roy representing Birbhum and Bhojpuri actor-singer and BJP lawmaker from Northeast Delhi Manoj Tiwari, all of whom registered attendance of 76 per cent.

According to the PRS Legislative Research, the national average attendance for a Lok Sabha MP is 82% and 79% in the Rajya Sabha. Actress Hema Malini, representing Mathura, has 37 per cent attendance. veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty also recorded a poor attendance of 10%. Vinod Khanna, BJP lawmaker representing Gurdaspur, clocked 59%, while actress Jaya Bachchan, a Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh, clocked 74% attendance.

The national average attendance for a Lok Sabha MP is 82 per cent and 79 per cent in the Rajya Sabha. Actress Hema Malini, representing Mathura, has 37 per cent attendance. She participated in 10 debates and asked 113 questions. Dev Adhikari, TMC MP from Ghatal, also had a meagre attendance of 9 per cent. The Agnishapath actor participated in just one debate and is yet to ask any question.

Another TMC Rajya Sabha MP and veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty also recorded a poor attendance of 10 per cent. The 66-year-old actor, whose term started in April 2014, has neither asked any question nor has participated in any debate.

Actress Rekha’s attendance was the lowest among actors as she clocked an abysmal five per cent. Nominated to the Rajya Sabha in April 2012, the actress has not asked a single question nor participated in any discussion. TMC’s Moon Moon Sen and Tapas Paul have attendance of 70 and 64 per cent respectively.

Vinod Khanna, BJP lawmaker representing Gurdaspur, clocked 59 per cent attendance. Stand up comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann, who represents Sangrur in Punjab, has recorded an attendance of 64 per cent, having participated in 79 debates and asked 39 questions.

Biju Janata Dal’s Lok Sabha MP and Odia actor Sidhant Mohapatra recorded an attendance of 68 per cent, while its Rajya Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty had 70 per cent attendance. He participated in 31 debates and asked 209 questions.

Actress Jaya Bachchan, a Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh, clocked 74 per cent attendance, while BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha had 68 per cent attendance. The voluble ‘Shotgun’, however, has neither asked any question nor participated in any debate.

Source: PTI